Clay Aiken Gets Spamalot Valentine From Crane
Monty Python Musical Gets Valentine
BROADWAY MAGAZINE – Happy Broadway Valentine’s Day! The author of such classic tales as Maggie and Red Badge of Courage also happens to be one of the biggest fans of Spamalot. While both Clay Aiken and the production of Spamalot have left Broadway, the quest for the Grail continues on other stages around the globe. It is only fitting then that we take a moment to offer you Stephen Crane’s Broadway Valentine to Spamalot star Clay Aiken. Check our other posts to see 
Dante’s poem to Avenue Q, Whittier’s poem to Billy Elliot, and a very special shout out to Mamma Mia!.
(photo by Joan Marcus)
Now, as promised, Stephen Crane’s Broadway Valentine to Clay Aiken and Spamalot:
Fast rode the knight
With spurs, hot and reeking,
Ever waving an eager sword,
“To save my lady!”
Fast rode the knight,
And leaped from saddle to war.
Men of steel flickered and gleamed
Like riot of silver lights,
And the gold of the knight’s good banner
Still waved on a castle wall.
Love, Broadway Magazine and Broadway.tv
Tags: Broadway Magazine, Broadway.tv, Clay Aiken, Maggie, Monty Python, Red Badge of Courage, Spamalot, Stephen Crane
February 14th, 2009 at 7:09 am
Wow, that’s mildly insane.
February 14th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Happy Valentine, indeed, Sir Robin!
We miss seeing you in Spamalot! You were the best!
February 14th, 2009 at 8:04 pm
Neat - thanks for the tribute to Clay Aiken/Sir Robin and Spamalot. The whole show was hilarius and Clay was especially endearing as Sir Robin. I hope he tours this summer. We need to see more of this guy on the stage.
February 14th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
Happy Valentine’s Sir Robin Clay. We wish you a speedy recovering from your surgery.
February 15th, 2009 at 1:24 am
Wow, Clay’s really handsome in that picture - the wig looks good on him!
February 15th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
That is so cool !!!!
Can’t wait for Clay to hit the tour trail.
In Spamalot,as Sir Robin, he was fantastic…on tour,as Clay Aiken, he is amazing !!!!!!!
February 15th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Your engaging and hilarious turn as Sir Robin, Mr. Aiken, has left me achin’ for more. In concert, or on a Broadway stage, we need more Clay.
February 16th, 2009 at 10:42 am
Clay Aiken was actually very good in Spamalot.
February 16th, 2009 at 6:03 pm
My Clay looks so handsome and happy. Thanks for this Valentine. We are really missing Clay as Sir Robin and Clay as Clay Aiken. Recover swiftly brave knight. See us soon.
February 16th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
That was very Nice. I loved the show and he did a fantastic job. Hope we hear more from him this year.
February 16th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Clay was the best Sir Robin ever. I was so lucky to see him perform in this show 3 times. Wish he could do it again. Sending along all my love for the best Valentine’s Day to Clay. Hoping for a Tour quite soon.
February 17th, 2009 at 6:39 am
Belated, but no less heartfelt, Happy Valentine’s Day Clay! I love you and miss you. You were fabulous as Sir Robin, but I’m anxious to see Pop Star Clay again soon!